negative, glass plate

Artwork

Accession Number
2016.004.001.001
Description
Glass plate nagative. Image of the Nanaimo Bastion at centre. Two men standing to the left with buildings in the background on a lower level. Water and hills are in the background with a ship's mast visible to the left. Landscape orientation.
Narrative
This rare image of the Nanaimo Bastion is a fine addition to the Primary Collection because it is of high-quality, and one of the first two images of the Bastion in the collection. That it depicts the Nanaimo area where the Dunsmuirs lived at the start of their rise to social and financial prominence adds to its importance to The Castle Society.
History of Use
unknown
Date
circa 1885 – 1890
Dimensions
0.5 cm x 20 cm x 13 cm
Photograph Type
Gelatin silver process
Subject/Image
Nanaimo Bastion and townscape
Medium
Photographic
Support
Glass
Country of Origin
Canada

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